do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Special Report 7/2020 Implementing Cohesion policy: comparatively low costs, but insufficient information to assess simplification savings 2020/C 136/03
Date: 2020-04-27
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU aid, European Structural and Investment Funds, administrative formalities, distribution of EU funding, economic and social cohesion, financial control, operational programme, regional cooperation, regional development, regional disparity








C_2020136EN.01000301.xml










27.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 136/3






Special Report 7/2020
Implementing Cohesion policy: comparatively low costs, but insufficient information to assess simplification savings
(2020/C 136/03)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report 7/2020 Implementing Cohesion policy: comparatively low costs, but insufficient information to assess simplification savings has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation 2020/C 136/02
Date: 2020-04-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: Latvia, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency








C_2020136EN.01000201.xml










27.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 136/2






New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2020/C 136/02)




National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Latvia

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: Latvia

Subject of commemoration: Latgalian ceramics

Description of the design: The coin is dedicated to the Latgalian pottery. The traditional pottery established itself for substantial periods of time in two districts, Latgale and Kurzeme, ut only in Latgale it has survived throughout the times and passed over to the next generations. The Latgalian pottery is included also in the Latvian Culture Canon.
The design depicts a characteristic piece of Latgalian ceramics – clay candelabrum. It bears an inscription ‘LATGALES KERAMIKA’ (Latgalian ceramics), the country name ‘LATVIJA’ as well as the year of issuance ‘2020’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Estimated number of coins to be issued: 312 000

Date of issue: Second quarter of 2020


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, pp. 52).
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 24 April 2020 2020/C 136/01
Date: 2020-04-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








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27.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 136/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

24 April 2020
(2020/C 136/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0800 




JPY


Japanese yen


116,22 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4577 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87498 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,8723 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0525 




ISK


Iceland króna


158,60 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,4785 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,310 




HUF


Hungarian forint


355,19 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5284 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8419 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,5365 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6943 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5173 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3706 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7991 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5396 




KRW


South Korean won


1 332,59 




ZAR


South African rand


20,5019 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6455 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5523 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 875,00 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7093 




PHP


Philippine peso


54,891 




RUB


Russian rouble


80,3991 




THB


Thai baht


35,030 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,0128 




MXN


Mexican peso


26,8331 




INR


Indian rupee


82,3660 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Decision (EU) 2020/609 of 27 April 2020 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee established under the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters as regards the adoption of the internal rules of procedure of the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee
Date: 2020-04-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: New Zealand, administrative cooperation, cooperation agreement (EU), customs cooperation, joint committee (EU), rules of procedure, simplification of formalities








L_2020142EN.01000301.xml










5.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 142/3








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/609
of 27 April 2020
         
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee established under the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters as regards the adoption of the internal rules of procedure of the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


The Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters (‘the Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2018/601 (1) and entered into force on 1 May 2018.












(2)


Pursuant to point (e) of Article 20(2) of the Agreement, the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee established under Article 20(1) of the Agreement is to adopt its internal rules of procedure.












(3)


It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee, as the decision will have legal effect in the Union,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee established under the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters as regards the adoption of its internal rules of procedure shall be to support the draft decision of the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee (2).


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 27 April 2020.


For the Council


The President

G. GRLIĆ RADMAN
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2018/601 of 16 April 2018 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters (OJ L 101, 20.4.2018, p. 5).

(2)  See document ST 6932/20 at http://register.consilium.europa.eu.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9447 – Hitachi/ABB (Power Grid Division)) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 136/06
Date: 2020-04-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, electrical engineering, energy grid, energy industry, information technology industry, merger control








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27.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 136/7






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9447 – Hitachi/ABB (Power Grid Division))
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 136/06)

1.   
On 20 April 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Hitachi Ltd (‘Hitachi’, Japan),










—


ABB Management Holding AG (‘ABB (Power Grid Division’), Switzerland), controlled by ABB Ltd.




Hitachi acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of ABB (Power Grid Division).
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Hitachi: Hitachi is active in a variety of business segments including IT Solution, Energy Solution (including the development, engineering, manufacturing and sale of products, systems and projects relating to: (a) high voltage products; (b) transformers; (c) power grid automation; and (d) power grid integration), Industry Solution, Mobility Solution and SmartLife Solution,










—


for ABB (Power Grid Division): ABB (Power Grid Division) is active in the development, engineering, manufacturing and sale of products, systems and projects relating to: (a) high voltage products; (b) transformers; (c) power grid automation; and (d) power grid integration.






3.   

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.



4.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9447 – Hitachi/ABB (Power Grid Division)
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
Case T-594/19: Order of the General Court of 27 April 2020 — Axactor v EUIPO — Axa (AXACTOR) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Withdrawal of the opposition — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2020-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, claim, consultancy, consumer information, debt, marketing, provision of services, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2020209EN.01002702.xml










22.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/27






Order of the General Court of 27 April 2020 — Axactor v EUIPO — Axa (AXACTOR)
(Case T-594/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Withdrawal of the opposition - No need to adjudicate)
(2020/C 209/37)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Axactor SE (Oslo, Norway) (represented by: D. Stone, A. Dykes, A. Leonelli, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Axa SA (Paris, France) (represented by: P. Martini-Berthon, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 June 2019 (Case R 479/2018-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Axa SA and Axactor SE.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


Axactor SE and Axa SA shall bear their own costs and shall each pay half of those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).






(1)  OJ C 363, 28.10.2019.
Case T-246/20: Action brought on 27 April 2020 — Aerospinning Master Franchising v EUIPO — Mad Dogg Athletics (SPINNING)
Date: 2020-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, physical education, recording medium, registered trade mark, sport, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2020215EN.01005401.xml










29.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 215/54






Action brought on 27 April 2020 — Aerospinning Master Franchising v EUIPO — Mad Dogg Athletics (SPINNING)
(Case T-246/20)
(2020/C 215/62)
Language in which the application was lodged: Czech

Parties


Applicant: Aerospinning Master Franchising s.r.o. (Prague, Czech Republic) (represented by: K. Labalestra, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc. (Venice, California, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark ‘SPINNING’ — European Union trade mark No 175 117

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 February 2020 in Case R 369/2019-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 58(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 41(2)(a) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;










—


Infringement of Article 41(2)(c) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Special Report 8/2020 ‘EU investments in cultural sites: a topic that deserves more focus and coordination’ 2020/C 136/04
Date: 2020-04-27
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU investment, European Regional Development Fund, cultural cooperation, cultural heritage, cultural pluralism, cultural promotion, cultural transmission, economic and social cohesion, heritage protection, operational programme








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27.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 136/4






Special Report 8/2020
‘EU investments in cultural sites: a topic that deserves more focus and coordination’
(2020/C 136/04)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report 8/2020 ‘EU investments in cultural sites: a topic that deserves more focus and coordination’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu